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San Diego Celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. With Parade

Martin Luther King Jr. listens at a meeting of the SCLC, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, a civil rights organization formed by King after the success of the Montgomery bus boycott.
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Martin Luther King Jr. listens at a meeting of the SCLC, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, a civil rights organization formed by King after the success of the Montgomery bus boycott.

The 37th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Parade was held Saturday in downtown San Diego.

The event celebrating the civil rights leader will included floats, high school bands, drill teams, college fraternities and sororities, churches and peace and youth organizations.

The parade began at 2 p.m. on North Harbor Drive at Ash Street, near the Waterfront Park, and concluded at Pacific Highway and G Street, near Seaport Village.

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King's legacy will also be celebrated Monday with a breakfast held by the United African American Ministerial Action Council at the Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation, and the 29th annual All People's Celebration at the Balboa Park Activity Center.

Church groups of varying faiths are also coming together for a day of service on Monday. Members of congregations around San Diego plan to clear brush and trash, plant vegetation and clean flower beds in the southwest side of Balboa Park.